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Structural and Dynamical Effects Induced by the Anticancer Drug Topotecan on the Human Topoisomerase I – DNA Complex
3 Jun 2010
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BACKGROUND: Human topoisomerase I catalyzes the relaxation of DNA supercoils in fundamental cell processes like transcription, replication and chromosomal segregation. It is the only target of the camptothecin family of anticancer drugs. Among these, topotecan has been used to treat lung and ovarian carcinoma for several years. Camptothecins reversibly binds to the covalent intermediate DNA-enzyme, stabilizing...
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